Perspectives

1 in 10 HBCUs were financially fragile before COVID-19 endangered all colleges and universities
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Any HBCU closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially hinder the careers of many Black Americans.
Chicago Reporter (https://www.chicagoreporter.com/author/gregory-n-price/)
Any HBCU closures brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic could potentially hinder the careers of many Black Americans.
Without government intervention, three experts warn, HBCUs will have a difficult time bouncing back from the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Graduates of historically black colleges and universities make more than peers who went to other schools, according to new findings that refute prior research that showed they suffer a ‘wage penalty.’